Gordon
D. Pieper of Tomah, formerly of Waukesha, died Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at
the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center at age 77. Gordon was born in
Waukesha on June 20, 1931, the son of Reinhard and Amanda Pieper.

He
was a member at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. Gordon was employed as
an auto mechanic at Kuettner Oldsmobile for many years and proudly served
in the U.S. Air Force for four years.

Gordon
will be deeply missed by his sister, Lois Burke of Hobe Sound, Fla., and
many nieces and nephews. He is further survived by other relatives and
friends.

Gordon
was preceded in death by his parents.

The
graveside service with military honors will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday,
July 15, at Prairie Home Cemetery in Waukesha. The Rev. Art Koepsell will
be officiating. Meet at the cemetery office.

Gordonﾕs
family would like to send a special thank you to the staff on floor 403B
and 406B at the Tomah VA Medical Center for their extraordinary care of
Gordon.

Cesarz,
Charapata & Zinnecker Funeral Home, Cremation and Preplanning Services
is serving the family. For further information, please call 542-6609 or
for directions, an online obituary or to leave a condolence, visit www.waukeshasfuneralhome.com.